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Question
Name or state following with reference to the element of the first three periods of the periodic table.
The formula of the hydroxide of the element having electronic configuration 2, 8, 2.
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Solution
Hydroxide of element [2, 8, 2] is Mg [OH], where Mg is the element.
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